As a part of Queen Elizabeth`s 70th anniversary on the throne celebration Britons will be encouraged to plant trees to create a greener country in honour of her seven decades of service. The longest-reigning monarch in British history, the 94 year old is due to mark her Platinum Jubilee in February 2022. The announcement on Sunday reads, The Britain government is planning a four-day celebration that summer, featuring an extra day`s public holiday, with tree planting to be a feature of the milestone.
The tree planting movement has been named as "The Queen`s Green Canopy," the charity-backed project will encourage communities, schools, councils and landowners to plant native trees to help the environment and make local areas greener. PM Johnson has said that the current prevailing situation reminds people of the importance of nature and green spaces and that trees could transform communities as well as tackling climate change. "As we celebrate Her Majesty’s incredible 70 years of service, I encourage everyone to get behind this scheme and go ‘Plant a Tree for the Jubilee,`" Johnson said.
Few renowned Charities like Charities Cool Earth and The Woodland Trust said the planting of trees would create a special gift for the monarch, who has planted more than 1,500 trees around the world during her reign. Following the death of her father King George VI Elizabeth became queen on February 6, 1952. She is also the world`s current oldest and longest-reigning monarch.
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